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Pentagon Taps 2 Firms That Partner With Ukraine to Make Drone Prototypes

The Defense Innovation Unit awarded contracts to develop one-way attack drones to American software companies partnering with Ukrainian drone manufacturers.
Pentagon Taps 2 Firms That Partner With Ukraine to Make Drone Prototypes
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Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
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Two Ukrainian companies will help manufacture prototype drones for the Pentagon, as the United States seeks to rapidly scale its unmanned capabilities.

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), which aims to accelerate the Pentagon’s integration of emerging technologies, announced on March 14 that it was awarding contracts to four companies to develop new one-way attack drones.

Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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